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Hanging/trailing plants in full shade - any advice?
: http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/perennials/classid.2000002824/    Hope this helps The classic summer bedding plant with bright flowers that grows in shade is the Busy-Lizzie (Impatiens). You can grow it in containers. Have a look on "Google". The other bright flower for pots in semi-shade is Begonia. You by Hogroast2
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11/02/2013 09:25:46
by Hogroast2
Advice required for low maintenance raised beds?
annual begonias in, they look very nice and once again low maintenance, just a little water when they need it. Hope this is of some help, good idea to look at the labels on shrubs to see how high they grow. Each spring with most of the shrubs I care by Fabio
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13/04/2013 20:57:30
by Sam12
Egg identification - any ideas?
When I was planting some flowers that I got at the weekend (from a garden centre) I noticed some little eggs in the soil. The 'shell' was crispy so to speak and had white liquid inside This is in the begonias but also found in an old bag of compost by Amy-new-at-this
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07/05/2013 17:03:58
by Amy-new-at-this
Talkback: Stag beetles
begonias! I wondered whether to coat the begonias with something not very nice, like vinegar, or hairspray before I plant them out. Would this work? I have a small garden (whistable) and some chickens and have had stags visit yearly, these huge and quite by fruit trees
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28/11/2011 18:38:48
by Cathy
Talkback: Growing primulas
when I had a primrose with twenty petals on one flower and only two stems fused! As for the sparrows - primula leaves are attractive food for a tiny insect which makes pinholes in them so perhaps your birds are after those? i have bought some begonia by Rupert Bear
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28/11/2011 18:43:10
by green fingers
Talkback: Autumn heatwave
with everything, so this warm weather is great. I've still got carnations grown from seed showing promise that they might even flower can someone advise on how to winter trailing begonia. This is my first years attempt at gardening and i dont know very much by Anonymous
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28/11/2011 18:44:16
by Denise Smith
Flowering plants that like shade
with lots of colour that i can add which will tollerate these conditions? Hi Daniel 2323 I have a plot North facing in shade located in N.E.After much experimenting I successfully grow Begonia,s ( plenty of colour ) fuschsia,s nocotiana and senecio Good luck by Danielm2323
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06/01/2013 10:55:25
by ThaiGer
Welcome to the potting shed
and begonia seeds. les forster wrote (see) My seeds are very slow to come up this tear in the greenhouse, can anybody put their thinking cap on and have an answer for this. Also do i need to put vermiculite over  my lobelia and begonia seeds. Not warm enough by Daniel Haynes
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28/07/2012 20:49:48
by david spikes
Talkback: Scraping the barrel
that begonias are actually quite repellant (although he was more polite). I'd have to agree with him there! Thank you all for your comments: I had a funny feeling that I might get someone disagreeing with me!I understand the amenity value of some of the shrubs I by Steve
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28/11/2011 18:29:41
by James A-S
Talkback: Grow something different
snakes each child to paint so want at least 6 snakes. Tips would be welcome.     I take it no one has grown snake gourds before Are not caladium what we call foliage begonias? They can look stunning indeed, look forward to hearing how you get by Susie Fox
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02/05/2012 18:48:13
by Excitable Boy